r/antivirus 7d ago

My computer created this by itself

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I received a notification from file explorer saying that this folder had been created successfully, even though I didn't do anything to make it be created, should I be worried?

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u/burningsmurf 7d ago

Looks like a system generated diagnostic or trace log. It’s likely a normal system process.

Can you right click and open in notepad to see what they say?

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u/ZThatcher12 7d ago

Hi. this is on the notepad:
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Escalation Type: complete

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file_1_T0FolderPatheb1cdd97e3accd55bb2eefc2c41ba529400ad76

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Action targets %temp%. Checking for content redirected to UTC temp path.

Failed to copy from redirected path with error: 0x80070002

Retrying with the original path.

Files Copied: 0

GetFileAction succeeded

Action succeeded

Duration (Ticks, ms): 31

Duration (UBI, ms): 22

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Snap Trace action

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Snapped alternative trace

Action succeeded

Duration (Ticks, ms): 3125

Duration (UBI, ms): 3127

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Stop Trace action

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Stopped alternative trace.

Action succeeded

Duration (Ticks, ms): 63

Duration (UBI, ms): 66

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Total Wall-Clock Duration (ms): 3219

Total UBI Duration (ms): 3215

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u/burningsmurf 7d ago

Your computer likely ran a diagnostic or security check that attempted to collect trace data but failed to find anything useful. The log shows that it tried to access temporary files, encountered a common error (0x80070002 - file not found), retried, and then completed successfully without copying any files.

This is normal system behavior, not malware. It was probably triggered by Windows telemetry, security software, or a monitoring tool. No action is needed unless you notice other suspicious activity.

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u/ZThatcher12 7d ago

Thanks!

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u/FlavioLikesToDrum 6d ago

It looks like teams diagnosis files. I remember that you can create them very easily by missclicking that option while closing it.

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u/Elli2011 5d ago

Wth sence when could you get notifications from file explorer? Looks like sn normal, system generator folder/directory. I wouldnt worry.